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She Osharon Tones Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 68 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Pace 4 Friday, April 24, 1959 Every Citizen Can Help In Fight Against Cancer 'When as prominent a person as John Foster Dulles is forced to give up one of the most important jobs in the world ~=Secretary of State of the United States ---because cancer was destroying his health, there is a general sense of loss. But the total loss from cancer is many times greater than one man, no matter how important or influential he may be. Cancer kills almost six times as many people each year as are killed in auto- mobile accidents. Apart from the sorrow thus created -- and no price could ever be put on it -- the loss to society is tre- mendous in purely physical and produc- tive terms, The magnitude of the problem of can- ebr is certainly great enough to warrant the assistance of every citizen in efforts t0 discover its solution. Indeed, the eiti- zen has a responsibility to assist in what ever way possible. The easiest way, of course, is by extending financial help, to provide the "munitions" in the war against the disease--the medical re- search, the needed laboratories and so on, Next Tuesday the Ontario County Unit of the Ontario Cancer Society will be conducting its annual blitz, The peo- ple of this district can play their part in the fight against cancer by giving generously to this cause. You can invite the canvasser to call; you can make a point of being home for the blitz hour, from 7 to 8 p.m, A great deal of information was pro- vided this week in a full-page adver. tisement in this newspaper. If you haven't read it all, we urge you to do so; and if you have read it, it will bear re-reading. As the Unit says, "When you give to conquer cancer you are helping someone--maybe yourself." Law And Censorship + The Health League of Canada presum- ably does some worthwhile work, Exact~ ly what it accomplishes is rather difficult to determine, but we're willing to be charitable, It produces a Health magaz- ine (readership unknown) and at least it keeps its general director, Dr. Gordon Bates, busy 'writing quite amusing edi- torials, Dr, Bates is undoubtedly an excellent medical man, It is when he wanders fiom the fields of medicine into the areas of morals or politics that begins to amuse, however, His latest fulmina- tion, for example, is headlined "Censor- ship and Logie," and starts off in this fashion: "There is one view on the discussion about censorship which escapes the at- tention of most people, The objectors, while complaining bitterly about possi- ble interference with freedom of speech and the liberty of the press, offer no alternative, If their arguments are sound then any depraved creature should be left free to produce the lowest demoral- zing litrature without let or hindrance." This is the sort of delightfully exag- gerated language in which Dr. Bates a while ago presented his views about fluoridation, The "objectors" to eensor- ship are all lumped together--a curious congregation, when one considers that only those who have no faith in demo- cratic processes can honestly support the principle of censorship, The right to free expression of opin- jon is fundamental in a democratic so- ciety,' To destroy it is to destroy or weaken all other freedoms, But in a de- mocracy, with each right goes a respon- sibility, otherwise freedom degenerates into ilcence. The right to free speech gives no one the right to be libellous, for example, That is why there is a process of law. If obscenity is to be eliminated from published material, it must be ac complished through that process and not by reliance on the judgment of censors, whos» ideas about obscenity vary wildly according to their education, religious beliefs and other environmental factors. What is needed is a law in which ob- scenity is clearly defined, Such a law is in preparation at the federal level, Defi- nition will be difficult, but net impossi- ble. Then much of the trips now being offered for sale can be cleared from the news stands and book stores. In the meantime, outbursts such as that by Dr. Bates do nothing to clarify the situa- tion, Deficit Could Vanish An optimistic view of the federal gov- ernment's financial deficit position is taken in the current Bank of Montreal business review, which states that most of the budgetary deficit "may well have been eliminated by this time next year." That opinion is based on the likeli- hood of revenues mounting steadily as the year progresses, "reflecting not only the full effectiveness of the tax in- ereases announced in the April 7 bud- Ret, but also the expectation that: the rate of Canadian business activity will gontinue to rise during the year. * Finance Minister Fleming implied by is economic forecast that revenues will fise steadily and perhaps substantially. If it is to average his estimated $34.5 billion in 1959 as a whole, national pro- duction would increase from the first. quarter annual rate of $33.5 billion that Be suggested to a rate of $35.5 billion in the last quarter, and by the closing months of the current fiscal year in early 19060 eould be running well over $36 billion. "In such circumstances, and assume ing no significant change in expendi- tures, revenues could conceivably be flowing at a rate sufficient to close most of the budgetary gap by the time the government enters a new fiscal period a year from now," the review says. In total, the tax changes announced by Mr. Fleming add up to provide an additional $156 million on budgetary account in a full year, or $102 million more in the current year, In nen-bud- getary transactions, $300 million will be needed for housing loans, $200 million for the CNR and $150 million for the Seaway and other crown corporations, Against these, some $250 million of re- venues and credits ean be foreseen, leaving net nen-budgetary disbhurse- ments of some $400 million. The Ubigitous Rose Rose bushes are appearing in local Stores again, and gardeners are prepar- ing to give their usual royal treatment fo what has been called the "queen of ers." One cannot even guess at the number of rose bushes that grace gar- dens across the land, but it's a fair ess that they get more attention than any other flower. And statisticians tell us that roses account for more than 30 * per cent of the value of all cut flowers sold in North America - The rose is not just a regional er na- tional favorite -- although four of the United States have adopted it as their state flower, For centuries and in many lands it has captured the imagination of The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON Publisher and General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY Editor, The Oshawa Times, combining we lestablished 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond igle (established 1863), 1s published doily (Sun. p ond statutory holidays excepted), + Members of Canadien Dai Newspapers Publishers Association, The 'Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ana the Ontgrio Provincial Dailies ion. The Cgnedion Press is exslysively ene Li to the use for republication of ail news dewatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein All rights of special despetches ore also reserved. Offices 44 King Street West #40 Catheort St Montreal, PQ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Seliversd by hig Ec hays Whitby, lox Picker Jowmonvil ri in, orvy, Prinee Abert, Ka Grove, Hampton, WB chmon's t yrone, Dunbarten, nisin, Brougham, Burketon, laremont, h, Greenwood, Kinsale, Rag: y ort Pe, ' pic iii uy Me og "R por week, J mall (in province of Ontario} sutside carriers' very aveas 12.00: elsewhere 15 per vee! AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID 16.306 Torente Ontoriey artists and poets as well as gardeners, Hindu mythology relates that one of the wives of Vishnu was found in a rose. Turks believe the rose originated from the perspiration of Mohammed, The Christmas rose is said to have first sprung up at the feet of a shepherd's daughter who had no gift to present to the Christ Child. Cleopatra is said to have covered the floor of her palace with roses a foot and a half deep when she entertained Mark Anthony. And Eve reportedly chose a white rosebud to take with her when she wa: banish- ed from the Garden of Eden. The rose is well established in the language, Ever since the Greeks defeat- ed the Persian king Jerxes in 470 B.C, supposedly after planning the battle in the secrecy of a rose bower, "sub rosa" has been used to describe anything hush-hush. And there are innumerable cliches, more than enough to provide "a bed of roses" if one had a dollar for each of them, / . [J . Other Editor's Views POMPOUS NAMES (Hamilton Spectator) Those whe officiated at the christen ings of the United Nations family were no better than many other parents in handicapping their children with long awkward names, Take, for example, the United Nat- fons Educational Scientifie and Cultur- al Organization, By the time you digest that your ap. petite is blunted and you are little in. terested in what it means or does; pre- bably begrudge the $700,000 that Cana~ dian taxpayers contribute each year. li J DROPPING OTTAWA REPORT Gi AFTER TENNIBL $ FAMOUS DRAWIN 6 THE PILOT, AMENDED i Broadcast Rules Omissions Seen By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- The newly-consti- tuted Board of Broadcast Gover- nors has just published a code of regulations governing "sound" of radio broadcasting, which must be observed by all stations oper- ated in Canada, whether belong- ing to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation or to private broad: casting companies. These regulations are not yet in their final form; they are still subject to amendment following a public hearing to be held by the board on May 14, at which rep- resentations may be made by any parties who wish to suggest ehanges. These regulations conform elosely to the regulations prev- iously enforced by the CBC, The few ii ad- vertising, ; tion of a commercial announce- ment after the reading' of the news headlines; they give stations more flexibility in permitting the averaging of advertising quotas over the period of one hour. BANNED TOPICS As before, certain subjects are banned 'or closely regulated, Board approval is needed for any program dealing with birth eon: trol or venereal diseases. Only churches, universities, charitable and cultural organizations may he the subject of any appeal for funds. Lotteries are forbidden. Programs of a partisan politi- cal character may only be broad- cast on a basis equitable to all parties and rival candidates. This renewal of a former regulation should be closely watched in the case of the CBC whose commen: taries on public affairs have fre. quently been criticised, in this column and in many other places, as being slanted. Abusive comment on any race, religion or creed is banned, as is obscene or profane language. So far, so good. But what of the omissions? It seems to me that broadcast programs too often are of a na- ture which are socially undesir- able. This is especially true of television pro g r a ms, which of course are not covered by this set of regulations, I refer here to the high proportion of programs which glorify erime, and play up the bad man and the gunman, All too often the law is set at nought; all too frequently the bad man gets away with his crime, This inevitably has an influence on the susceptible minds of our children, our teen-agers and our adolescents. Juvenile delinquency is the scourge of North America today. What part is played in stimulating this by the programs of violence and erime? SCARE PICTURES In a free enterprise society, we may regret any paternalism in government which regulates the activities of the media of mass communication. Normally so ciety relies on the good taste and sound sense of the public to kill able b; ay it. i v to have a taste for the lewd, the criminal and the violent. in fle- tion, whether that fiction is in the printed word, over the air waves or on the cinema screen. Even the sweet simple "fairy stories' of our grandfathers' day become frightening and unsuit- able for children in the modern presentation. What sort of a world is it, when parents regret having taken their little ones to see a film entitled after one of the well. known and innocent tales which their own parents had perhaps read to them at bedtime 30 years ago? If society cannot regiment it- self, and government bodies have to take action to clean up our bookstores and the like, should similar government bodies not similarly clean up our air waves? And why are our cinemas per- mitted to display films, and our television stations allowed to broadcast programs, which many a sane judge might well deem to be indirectly an incitement te riot? Justice Minister Davie Fulton, himself the father of three small girls, has fought a long battle to ban obscepe literature, A very valid question is whether a min. ister of justice has not also got some obligation to preserve other aspects of the morals of our young FOR BETTER HEALTH German Measles Peril To An Unborn Child HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Generally, uncomplicated cases of German measles are not as annoying as a simple head cold. About the worst that can hap- en to the person stricken is that ye or she will develop a slight rash and maybe a fever, As a rule, it is a mild disease and it is over with in a short time TRAGIC AFTERMATH Yet, at times, the aftermath of this ill may bring tragedy and untold heartache to the victim and her family. For very often this otherwise un disease strikes an ex- pectant mother, And the still un- born infant may bear the brunt of the attack. About three out of every 100 babies born are seriously ab- normal. We ean blame German measles for a number of these eases. In fact, the chances are about one out of five that a baby, born to a mother who had Ger. man measles early in pregnancy, will have some defect, maybe a serious one, maybe not, Yet, the picture isn't as dark as it might appear THEY'RE IMMUNE For one thing, many grown: up persons are immune to Ger. man measles for they had it in childhood, and one attack seems fo usually prevent a second one. As a rule, unless the disease attacks during the first three months of pregnancy, there isn't much need to worry. That's the crucial stage of formation, and the baby probably won't be hoth- ered if the mother contracts this type of measles during a later month If you are an expectant mother and are exposed to German measles, don't start worrying about the possible consequences. Instead, contact your doctor right away. He will help you de- cide what to do INJECTION COULD HELP If you think you might be vulnerable to the disease, your doctor might recommend an in- jeotion of gamma globulin, If taken soon enough, this might protect you -- and your baby too. Remember one more thing, even if you do get German measles during early pregnaney. the odds are five to one that vour baby will be all right QUESTION AND ANSWER Miss G. W.: Is there anything that can be done to clear broken veins in the legs? I have some little red veins under the skin of my legs, mostly in the thighs, Answer: Not much, if any- thing, can be done for the small veins described above, Varicose veins should, however, be check- ed by your physician, His advice and guidance is always worth BYGONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO M. R. Johnston, CPR passen- ger agent in Oshawa, attended a Sonvention of traffic men at Que: ec. Jack Branton resigned his posi. tion with the Williams Piano Co. after 25 years of service, A total of 318 children had been inated in the schools up te the end of March. The first concert broadeast by the Oshawa Radio Club was a huge success. Miss Leah Garrow, soprano, with Mrs. Bateman as accompanist, was a feature, C. P. Davis, secretary of the Old Home Week gave an address, Trophies = were presented to Sunday School hockey cham- pions. E, L, Petley, president of the league, presented the Midget Cup donated by Dr. Barnett to King 8t. Church. The Juvenile Cup donated by The Reformer was sented by J. C. Ross to St. George's, The Junior Cup ACR A Cup donated by Jury and Lovell was-presented tot. Christian Church. The 1924 tax rate was 43 mills, the same as in 1923. Miss Jessie Dillon was the dele- gate appointed from the local Council of Women to the execu. tive meeting of the National Council held in Ottawa The War Memorial C it READERS' VIEWS lH VR iis ral esi alee Orchestra Fund Appeal Queried Dear Sir; It was with a great deal of amazement that I read of the request of the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra for a grant of the sum of $5000, to be put to a vote of the citizens of Oshawa next June, As a taxpayer, I find this request rather far - fetched, and as a musician can not see where a newly - formed group such as this can require such a sum, nor can | understand why this group feels that it warrants city-spon- sored financial support more than anv other cultural or musical group in this city. The group as it stands has a certain number of costs that it must obligate unto itself for oper- ating purposes, This, one can readily understand, but each ber owns a ical instru ment, and it is up to that individu- al to maintain his instrument in a good state of repair. Or will the major portion of finances be used to cover transportation costs of those individuals who play key orchestral instruments who will have to be imported from out-of. town centres? Instruments such as the oboe, clarinet, bassoon, flute, French horn, or tympani are lacking among the musical fraternity of this city and will have to be imported if a proper balanced orchestra is to be main- tained. Or will these imports be glad to donate their time and services just for the love of play. ing as many of the Symphony mombers will be doing? These are a few of the ques- tions that are raised in my mind as 1 write this letter, for I be- lieve that every group should have every opportunity that our @ity can afford to give them, However, 1-feel that as this is a new group, it should prove to the citizens of this community Hs sincerity by first showing that jt is ready to contribute to the cul. tural life of this city, and ready to help support itself, to some extent, financially, When the: have done this much, we shail know that they are not going to be like the other three occasions when orchestras were formed and disbanded a short time later, I would also like to point out, that many of our other equally fine musical and cultural groups have had to struggle along with little or no support, and those that were able to get a granf from our city fathers had to bend over backwards to get it; be. cause many of our citizens still feel that culture is a fine thing If you don't have to pay for it, Fur. ther, If the group were to act as 1 have already mentioned, 1 would be among the first to champion thelr request. As it Is however, T do not feel that they are justified In making such a re- quest from the taxpapers, be. cause 1 for one cannot see where they are making any contribu. tion to this city, or should one call the recent concert a contribu. tion? I believe that T am closer to the musical problems of fhe city of Oshawa than many of the people connected with this or- chestra and it is not correct for them to assume that they need support to this extent, In fact had they contributed to their own needs and asked for a grant of $500, 1 could agree that they war- rant the help of the citizens of Oshawa. ny that 1 appreciate the the orchestra members leader in trying fo a ove oo type 3 my many musical friends take affront at this will realize that I am mv right, firstly as a and secondly as a mi give my opinion freely, ol out bias, ~through the medium afforded each and every of this community, through this newspaper, W. J. ASKEW Oshawa With reference to the over Berlin, it seems that to the summit will be the only way to get to the bottom of the situation, Even a dowager with a nette can't appear as d as a camel, O'HAGAN-FRASER NURSERY 4040 YONGE ST. WILLOWDALE BA 5-6201 im | Please send me a free copy of your new | catalogue of flowers, trees and fruits, cenrermen wesenareureaerrerne nan ADDRESS ....ocvvnnranennannnsen werrner In closing 1 would like to add W. Gordon Bunker headed by G. W. McLaughlin planned a financial drive. Public meetings were held in the the- atres with Mayor W. J, Trick and Father P, J. Beneh acting as chairmen, Board of Education, Oshawa, Ontario ii Administrator S$. G. Saywell, Chairman OSHAWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS REGISTRATION OF | KINDERGARTEN & GRADE 1 PUPILS Registration of Kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils for September, 1959, will be held in all schools except King Street during the afternoons of Aprit 27th and 28th, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. FOR KINDERGARTEN, the Registration will be for children whose 5th birthday is not later thon December 31st, 1959, FOR GRADE 1, the Registration will be accepted for children whose 6th birthday is not later than December 31st, 1959, Those who are five or six between September 2nd and December 31st, and who have not yet enrolled in Kindergarten will be registered now for admission ot the beginning of school in September to Kindergarten or Grade 1, according to age. Birth § h Soniliasten ihe presented before ghildren will available they may be submitted later. The Boord would appreciate as complete o regis. tration as possible so that the adjustment of school districts may be completed as early as possible. C. 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